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Definition of Newcomb
1. Noun. United States astronomer (1835-1909).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Newcomb
Literary usage of Newcomb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, George Mifflin Wharton (1845)
"The testator died some time after making his will ; leaving Spencer New- comb
his only son, and his two daughters, Hannah newcomb, and Ann Meredith, ..."
2. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and by William Richard Cutter (1908)
"In March, 1804, he married Wealthy Willis newcomb. born Deerfield, December 22.
1783, died in May. 1855. She was a daughter of Rev. Ebenezer newcomb. whose ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"London : Printed by the Assigns of John Bill, Thomas newcomb, and Henry Hills, 1680.
... London: Printed by Charles Bill and Thomas newcomb, 1690. ..."
4. Leading American Men of Science by David Starr Jordan (1910)
"SIMON newcomb ASTRONOMER 1835-1909 BY MARCUS BENJAMIN "To him the wandering ...
Simon newcomb was the sixth in descent from Simon newcomb who was born in ..."
5. Harvard Memorial Biographies by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1866)
"EDGAR MARSHALL newcomb, son of John J. and Mary S. newcomb, was born in Troy,
NY, October 2, 1840. When he was a few months old, his parents removed to ..."
6. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1901)
"Mrs. newcomb appealed to this court, and in an opinion rendered October 30, 1894,
reported in 96 Ky. 120, 27 SW 997, the judgment of tne circuit court was ..."
7. Reports of Cases in Law and Equity in the Supreme Court of the State of New York by Oliver Lorenzo Barbour, New York (State). Supreme Court (1860)
"W. newcomb, or bearer, the sum of thirty-one dollars and seventy cents, with
interest, on the first day of May, 1853, without defalcation, ..."
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